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superstar 2008-02-11 21:42
Re: Public WIFI
 
Bump for fresh eyes... I was at the airport the other day where they offer free wifi but could not connect, I searched and found a thread where it said that you have to changed the MAC address, is this right? How does someone accomplish this? TIA

GeneralAntilles 2008-02-11 21:59
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by superstar (Post 141184)
I was at the airport the other day where they offer free wifi but could not connect, I searched and found a thread where it said that you have to changed the MAC address, is this right?
No, no it's not.

sungrove 2008-02-11 22:24
Re: Public WIFI
 
some quick points, unfortunately not answering the OP's question, but FWIW

There is a wierd thing going around that I think has something to do with Ad Hock networking. Anyway, it says 'Public Wifi on your list but really is not a router at all. If you are interested, try doing a search on this here. There was a recent thread about this.
Also, sometimes I have been able to connect to an open wifi network that shows up as open but then I get the 'connection error' message. Simply by persisting and trying over and over again you can end up connecting sometimes.
Also, no unfortunately airports aren't free. But I noticed that the very inexpensive Boingo service ( only like $8 per month) includes airports and lots of other sites.
One last thing, it appears to me that chain stores are starting to add free WIFI. I found out, for example that Les Schawb (sp?) , a tire seller if not in your area, now has free WIFI.

Neil

DJames1 2008-02-12 03:44
Re: Public WIFI
 
Actually you can get free WiFi at many airports. My own local airport has free public WiFi, and I have found many others in my travels. In addition I can usually find a free open WiFi network by sitting outside one of the first-class lounges in those airports where there isn't free public WiFi. Most of the lounges don't bother with security when they have to deal with so many business travellers passing through.

brashley46 2008-02-12 05:00
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJames1 (Post 141355)
Actually you can get free WiFi at many airports. My own local airport has free public WiFi, and I have found many others in my travels. In addition I can usually find a free open WiFi network by sitting outside one of the first-class lounges in those airports where there isn't free public WiFi. Most of the lounges don't bother with security when they have to deal with so many business travellers passing through.
Yeah, I can personally vouch for free wifi access at Philadelphia, Orlando and Atlanta airports; used it at all of them with my old Zaurus.

I do note that at some hotels here in TO where I have attended science-fiction conventions, the wifi security obliged you to log in through a webpage that was the first thing up when you opened a browser ... wonder if microB was unrecognised? That could be a bummer, and an added incentive to get Opera running on OS2008.

bdjohnso10 2008-02-12 06:41
Re: Public WIFI
 
I remember reading that there is a way to see hot spots on google maps.

First I would like to know how to do this and second I would love to be able to port that info into maemo mapper :)

gemniii42 2008-02-12 13:09
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by brashley46 (Post 141378)
Yeah, I can personally vouch for free wifi access at Philadelphia, Orlando and Atlanta airports; used it at all of them with my old Zaurus.

I do note that at some hotels here in TO where I have attended science-fiction conventions, the wifi security obliged you to log in through a webpage that was the first thing up when you opened a browser ... wonder if microB was unrecognised? That could be a bummer, and an added incentive to get Opera running on OS2008.
look here
I've been to lots of hotels with free but password protected wifi. The worst was one that changed it's freakin code every week and you had to log in thru it every time you lost a connection.

sid07 2008-02-18 19:01
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bdjohnso10 (Post 141392)
I remember reading that there is a way to see hot spots on google maps.

First I would like to know how to do this and second I would love to be able to port that info into maemo mapper :)

thanks for the info . I would make sure to refer to them for my future traveling .

Texrat 2008-02-18 19:27
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by frethop (Post 125398)
I just noticed you are from Michigan. So am I. In Michigan, geneven's permission comment is very true: a news story on a local station here pointed out prosecution in Sparta, MI, of a man who "borrowed" WiFi from a coffee shop without having coffee. The same thing happened in London, UK; a previous thread in ITT talked about it.

User beware.
While I tend to side with wifi providers (both the knowing and ignorant) in these situations, the Michigan case seems extreme. But maybe it all depends on how belligerent the guy was...

Quote:
Originally Posted by brashley46 (Post 141378)
... wonder if microB was unrecognised? That could be a bummer, and an added incentive to get Opera running on OS2008.
In my experience, Opera was more problematic in this regard than microb... by far.

xxM5xx 2008-02-18 19:41
Re: Public WIFI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bdjohnso10 (Post 141392)
I remember reading that there is a way to see hot spots on google maps.

First I would like to know how to do this and second I would love to be able to port that info into maemo mapper :)
Wow!!! Bdjohnso10 that picture you have is way way too Gay.


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